New Testament Scribes

The "Scribes in the New Testament are also referred to as "lawyers" who were the legal jurists of their day. They were also referred to as the "teachers of the law" or "rabbis "because they not only studied the minutia of the law but also explained their interpretation to pupils and to all by whom they were consulted.

For the most part they were Pharisees and sometimes associated with the Chief Priests. There is no evidence that any of the scribes were Sadducees. Though they were not a class in Judaism in and of themselves they were often spoken of alone, as if they were a distinct class of the community, Matt. 17:10; Mark 1:28, 35, 38; 2:6; 3:22.

Throughout the whole life of Christ they were among his most watchful and determined opponents.